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Austin Richardson was cleared to ride the morning of Day 1 of the finals from his collarbone surgery and he was not able to convert on any of his seven attempts.  He rode past the 6 second mark a couple of times but he couldn’t get to the required 8.  Austin finished the season ranked a career high 11^th in the PBR world standings with 549.50 points.

Injuries held him to 18 UTB events (14 regular season, and qualified for four 15 / 15 Bucking Battle rounds).  He won two UTB events (Oklahoma City, Tacoma), had two 90 point rides, and won four event rounds.  He qualified for eight event championship rounds, had five top 5 and eight top 10 finishes.  For his efforts, Austin earned a single season career high $133,145.48 in earnings.

Richardson was drafted in the second round of the PBR Teams Series, 16^thoverall by the Austin Gamblers.

Kaique Pacheco finished third in the World Finals event, and Reserve PBR World Champion to eventual winner D. Swearingen in one of the most highly contested PBR World Championships in recent memory.  Kaique rode 5 of 8 bulls, highlighted by a 4^th in Rd.’s 2 & 3, a 1^st in round 4, and top 7 finishes in Rd.’s 6 & 7.  His event championship round buck off would prove to be the costliest of the season, where IF he had ridden for at least 91.25 points (and he had plenty of bull to score 91+) he would have elevated himself to the World Standings Lead, and force Swearingen to cover his last attempt.  But it was not meant to be and Kaique finished second in the world standings for the fourth time (2022 – 21, 2015 – 16).  If you remove Pacheco’s 2019 injury plagued season in which he finished 79^th, from 2015 to 2022 his average season finish is a remarkable 2.8!

That being said, you should know that Kaique broke his foot in round 2, inside the bucking chutes prior to riding his bull.  He will never say it, and there are never any excuses but he came within one ride of potentially winning another world title.  By finishing 3^rd in the event Kaique earned 480 world points and $174,000, with his yearend totals being 1,275 points, a second place finish in the world standings and $373,194 in season earnings

Injuries held Kaique to 22 PBR UTB events; 15 regular season, the world finals and he qualified and competed in six 15 / 15 Bucking Battle rounds.  He won two UTB events (Sioux Falls and Everett), he had five 90 point rides and lead the PBR UTB with 28 bull ridden.  His riding percentage of 54.90 % (28 of 51) was also the best for those at World Finals.  Kaique lead the series with nine event round wins, 3 of which were event championship rounds (also lead the series), he qualified and competed in 11 event championship rounds, had eight top 5 and ten top 10 finishes.

Kaique was drafted in the first round, second overall by the Nashville Stampede in the PBR Team series draft.

Wes raced at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati on Saturday. He qualified P1. During the prefinal he settled for 3rd due to two overaggressive drivers. In the final, with three laps remaining Wes attempted a pass for 1st place when bumpers became interlocked resulting in Wes taking a wild ride, nearly flipping over and ending the race. Wes was sore but ready for 4 races this weekend at Camden, OH.

Austin Richardson was cleared to ride Friday morning but he hasn’t been able to convert, going 0 for 3 over the weekend.  He remains 9^th in the PBR world standings with 549.50 points.

Kaique Pacheco rode 2 of 3 over the weekend highlighted by placing 4^th in both rounds 2 and 3.  Unfortunately for Kaique it looks like he may have fractured his foot while attempting his second round bull Saturday night.  We will know more later today after X – Rays and MRI if needed.   His bull became agitated in the chutes prior to the gate opening and Kaique’s foot was slammed into the side panels.  He rode last night with a steel plate inside his boot to protect it.  He has vowed to not let this injury hold him back from trying to win his 2^nd world title.  Pacheco is currently 7^th in the event, he’s earned 79 standings points on two rides and remains 3^rd in the world standings with 874 points.

Jess Lockwood has yet to be cleared to ride a practice bull.  While we anticipate this to happen sometime soon, he needs to wait for that clearance from Dr. Freemen.  I was told that this isn’t a setback as much as we are proceeding with an abundance of caution not to return too early.  Dr. Freeman remains positive and maintains that the shoulder fracture is healing as needed.

Cole Melancon has had no setbacks after riding practice bulls and he will continue to do so weather permitting … spring weather in south Texas hasn’t been very cooperative.  He will not qualify for the PBR World Finals and he will finish the season no higher than 41^st in the PBR world standings with 114.16 points.

Austin Richardson underwent surgery to repair his broken collarbone this last Wednesday and he continues to rehab the fracture without setbacks.  His next appointment with Tandy is tomorrow morning to remove stitches and test his strength.  All signs point to Austin being ready for World Finals next week.   He is currently 9^th in the PBR world standings with 549.50 points.   Austin has officially qualified for his 3^rd PBR World Finals (2019, 2021 – 22)